In anticipation of the 2013 NFL season, Baltimore Sun blogger and reporter Matt Vensel will take a daily look at one of the 13 opponents on the Ravens’ regular-season schedule. Today is the Denver Broncos.

It was a costly game for the Ravens' offense and special teams Thusday night, sustaining damaging losses in terms of injuries as two key players left the game nursing ailments.
First, Pro Bowl kick returner Jacoby Jones sprained his knee in the second...

The Ravens didn't have much in the way of surprises Thursday night when they made their scratches for an NFL regular-season kickoff against the Denver Broncos.
The Ravens' healthy scratches were offensive guard Jah Reid with rookie offensive lineman...

Former Ravens cornerback and kick returner Chris Carr isn't walking away from football just yet.
Certainly not if someone wants him to play another season or two. The 29-year-old still hopes to continue his career after eight years in the NFL.
Carr...

As the Houston Texans continue to haggle with the agent for veteran free safety Ed Reed after his visit Friday, the Super Bowl champion Ravens haven't closed the door on trying to retain the former NFL Defensive Player of the Year.
To characterize the...

Football is a game of risk for Cary Williams. The Ravens starting cornerback relies on his instincts on the field for when to gamble and when to play it safe
Williams is applying that approach to how he conducts his business off the field, declining the Ravens' offer of a three-year contract extension. The contract proposal was worth roughly $15 million, according to league sources.
Williams is betting on himself by deciding to play out the final year of his contract with no talks currently being held....

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Norv Turner can breathe a little easier after his San Diego Chargers rediscovered the end zone and ended a three-game losing streak.
Romeo Crennel, though, will surely feel the heat after his Kansas City Chiefs committed four more turnovers and lost their fifth straight game.
Antonio Gates caught a 14-yard yard scoring pass from Philip Rivers on the game's opening drive to snap a streak of six straight quarters without a touchdown and the Chargers went on to a 31-13 victory over the...

RAVENS PASSING GAME: Quarterback Joe Flacco continues to be an enigma away from M&T Bank Stadium. In five road games, he's completed 54.2 percent of his passes for 883 yards, three touchdowns and four interceptions. In five games at home, his completion percentage is 66.5 to go along with 1,612 yards, 10 touchdowns and three interceptions. In a loss to the Chargers last year, Flacco threw two interceptions and was sacked seven times. He's turned the ball over just once in his past three games.
CHARGERS...

— Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith was initially in disbelief, surprised that quarterback Joe Flacco had discarded caution and lobbed the football high and deep in his direction.
During the game-winning drive of the Ravens' 16-13 overtime victory over the San Diego Chargers, Flacco delivered a spiral up the right sideline while Smith sprinted downfield with veteran cornerback Quentin Jammer shadowing him.
The placement from Flacco was accurate, but Smith still needed all of his body control...

A day after signing with Denver, cornerback Quentin Jammer was on the practice field Thursday for the Broncos, getting used to playing for a team that was a division rival for so long.
“You look at this team and what they did last year and what [quarterback] Peyton Manning brings to this football team,” said Jammer, who spent his first 11 seasons in San Diego. “I get to play with a guy like [cornerback] Champ Bailey. Hands down, if you look across the league, what better place to go...